Active+ in Rochford - FREE activities for the over 50's!

Taking place from 1st to 5th March, activities include Badminton, Archery, Pilates, Walking and Golf. Click here for more details.

Get Back Into...Womens Football

Leigh Celtic Ladies are looking for women to come along and Get Back Into football. Open to beginners or those looking to return to the beautiful game, sessions are taking place at Fryerns Recreational Ground, 7pm from Wednesday 6th January at just £1 per session.

To book you place or for more information contact Paul Clark via 01268 479 277 or 07782 456558

Essex Sports Groups Win BBC Awards

Sporting groups in Essex have been celebrating after scooping two prestigious awards at the BBC East Sports Awards, held last night at Tattersalls in Newmarket, Suffolk.
Booth Academy of Table Tennis, based in Harlow were awarded the Community Club of the Year Award after winning the same title at the Essex Sports Awards held in November.
The club were awarded the title in recognition of their work reaching out to the local community and also in creating a Regional Centre of Excellence for Table Tennis.
There was also cause to celebrate when Southend based scheme Running Sisters scooped the Power of Sport Award for its innovative scheme which has seen hundreds of women in Southend take up running for the first time.
Angela Littlewood, Director of sportessex said: “I’d like to offer my congratulations to Booth Academy of Table Tennis and Running Sisters on winning their awards. Both of these groups offer great opportunities to their communities and are proof of the high quality of sport being offered to people in our county.”

sportessex Training Bursary

We are pleased to announce the launch of the sportessex Training Bursary. Available for any individual who works or volunteers in sport, aged 16 and over with an interest in developing their skills or for those who wish to start work in this exciting area. Click here to find out more.

New Bodycare sessions starting in Southend, Great Wakering and Hullbridge!

Bodycare Fit For Life now has new programmes starting in September at Great Wakering , Southend & Hullbridge Community centres.
* The Storehouse Community Centre, Southend commencing Tuesday 8th Sept 10.15am
* Hullbridge Community Centre commencing Wednesday 16th Sept 10 am
* Great Wakering Community Centre commencing Friday 18th Sept 10.30 am
There is also a new Fit For Life starting at Southend Library January 11th 2010. 
For more information, or to book your place now, please contact Sarah Potts on s.potts@southendunited-cet.co.uk